Potential risers under 22
You can now also use the Youth Dashboard *Provided by Index Edge to help find value in players under 22. This can be used in many ways including filtering by age, price, average PB scores and max PB scores. You can also view further in-depth data on relevant players such as useful information on how many shots, key passes or dribbles a player has completed.
It can be very useful to sort this dashboard by date to find young players who have recently hit high PB scores because improving, young players can increase considerably in price over time once the rest of the market starts to see the value in a player.
The custom youth database can also be a great tool for more information on every player under 20 on Football Index and you can filter by various criteria to find players suiting current market trends such as European Tournament and Transfer speculation.
By using both of these sections on the site as well as other additional resources such as looking at recent PB scores, analysing and considering current market sentiment, upcoming fixtures and current prices - I have compiled a list of players, under 22, who could potentially rise in price in the future for the below reasons.
Ferran Torres
Price: £2.43 *The first player on FIC to have been highlighted 5 times (First at £1.27)
Team: Valencia
Age: 19
Position: Midfielder (Winger)
Country: Spain
Top 5 PB Scores: 190, 190, 168, 136, 131
Pros:
Continued to improve throughout the season
Possible transfer speculation over summer
2 fairly high PB scores and PB potential
Favourable upcoming fixtures (6 game double match day on 06/03/20 and Champions League against Atalanta)
Spain Youth International
Cons:
Likely to get knocked out of the Champions League
Increased in price considerably in recent months
Low peak PB score
Dwight McNeil
Price: £2.27 *Highlighted for the 3rd time on the site (First at £1.51)
Team: Burnley
Age: 20
Position: Midfielder (Winger)
Country: England
Top 5 PB Scores: 224, 222, 190, 158, 141
Pros:
English winger - very high price ceiling
Possible transfer speculation over summer
Very strong at crosses - strong at providing assists
High PB scores
England Youth International
Cons:
May take less set pieces if he secures a transfer
Very recently increased in price after another good performance
Victor Osimhen
Price: £2.19
Team: Lille
Age: 21
Position: Forward
Country: Nigeria
Top 5 PB Scores: 190, 190, 185, 171, 150
Pros:
13 goals and 4 assists in 25 Ligue 1 games this season
Very strong goal scoring statistics
Possible transfer speculation over summer
2 fairly high PB scores and PB potential (Osimhen is the type of player that could quite possibly score a hat-trick and hit a high PB score)
Nigeria International
Cons:
Low base PB scores
Rayan Ait Nouri
Price: £1.32
Team: Angers
Age: 18
Position: Defender (Left Back)
Country: Spain
Top 5 PB Scores: 152, 116, 112, 91, 91
Pros:
Relatively low price for an 18 year old playing regularly in a PB leage
Strong at crossing
Possible transfer speculation over summer
France Youth International
Cons:
Low PB scores
Currently plays for a relatively weak side
Victor Mollejo
Price: £0.83 *First highlighted at £0.82 in October (Yet to increase much since due to Non-PB league)
Team: Deportivo La Coruna on loan from Atletico Madrid
Age: 19
Position: Forward (Winger)
Country: Spain
Top 5 PB Scores: N/A
Pros:
Had a very strong season for Deportivo in the Segunda Division (Spain 2nd division)
1 goal in each of his last two games
Spain Youth International
On loan from a strong team in a PB league
Cons:
Huge spread on Mollejo currently (Mollejo appears to be a good longer term hold for next season, though maybe not good for a short term trade due to current spread)
Currently in a Non-PB league
Ibrahima Niane
Price: £0.75 *Highlighted last month at £0.57
Team: Metz
Age: 20
Position: Forward (Winger)
Country: Senegal
Top 5 PB Scores: 111, 94, 81, 73, 67
Pros:
Relatively low price for a young forward
Strong goal scoring record last season in Ligue 2
Started to play for Metz more regularly recently
Very favourable fixtures - next 3 games are against bottom 3 in Ligue 1
Cons:
Already increased considerably in price recently
Low PB scores
Plays for a relatively weak side
Christian Romero
Price: £0.64 *Highlighted in December at £0.53
Team: Genoa on loan from Juventus
Age: 21
Position: Defender (Center Back)
Country: Argentina
Top 5 PB Scores: 154, 153, 127, 119, 111
Pros:
Regular starter for Genoa
Relatively low price for a player On loan from a very strong side (On loan from Juventus)
Signed by Juventus for £23.4 million
Cons:
Low PB scores
Lower price ceiling as a center back
Faitout Maouassa
Price: £0.59
Team: Rennes
Age: 21
Position: Left Back (Currently midfielder on Football Index)
Country: France
Top 5 PB Scores: 134, 121, 111, 97, 95
Pros:
Rennes are currently 3rd in Ligue 1 - could be playing in a European Tournament next season
Relatively low price for a young player regularly playing for a strong side in a PB league
Scored a quality goal from a solo run earlier in the season (In October)
Cons:
Low PB scores